Madalena Provo 8July2010 - Yiddish Book CenterMadalena Provo, a former intern at the Yiddish Book Center, discusses her relationship to the Yiddish language from a non-Jewish perspective. She discusses what it means to be an outsider while also possessing knowledge of what can be at times an exclusive language, reflecting on how her experiences have informed her understanding of language, identity and the purpose of learning Yiddish. To cite this interview: Madalena Provo Oral History Interview, interviewed by Josh Friedman, Yiddish Book Ce...Keywords:German; Yiddish; Religious Yiddish; Secular Yiddish; Non-Jewish Yiddish SpeakersDownloads: 154

Haim Gunner 12may2010 Yiddish Book Center - Yiddish Book Center (Christa)Haim is an eloquent, sharp man, who tells of growing up in Ottawa, Canada, a town divided between French and British factions, amidst blatant anti-semitism. He talks of his involvement in a socialist Zionist youth movement, which led him to agricultural college, NYC (where he edited the youth movement's publication), and finally to found a kibbutz in Sasa, Israel. He lived in Israel from 1947-1956, then returned to North America, where he eventually became a professor of Environmental Science at...Keywords:Yiddish Book Center; Wexler Oral History ProjectDownloads: 205